New Hotmail security features against account hijacking
Microsoft has decided to introduce two new security features for its web-based Hotmail service, in the hope that this will make the accounts more difficult to hijack and …
Verizon takes on issue of stolen credentials
Unauthorized access to corporate networks through stolen user names and passwords topped 45 percent in 2010, making credentials the second most compromised data type, …
Secure mobile device access on single authentication platform
SafeNet announced its new mobile device credentialing solution that enables the secure use of consumer mobile devices on corporate networks. SafeNet’s Authentication …
90 people arrested for organized eBay fraud
90 suspects belonging to three different cyber fraud gangs have been arrested following a coordinated action by the Romanian Directorate for the Investigation of Organized …
Apple iDisk users targeted by phishers
Users of iDisk – Apple’s paid online file-hosting service bundled up in the MobileMe package – are being targeted by phishers, warns Symantec. Its …
Is WordPress next in line for silent updates?
Silent software updates are still a topic of contention in the security world, but the successful implementation of the process by Google for its Chrome browser has definitely …
Did U.K. journalists use malware to spy on people?
The scandal that led to the demise of U.K. newspaper News of the World and to an investigation into the illegal methods used by journalists and editors in order to acquire …
Google+ related scams move to Facebook
Scammers continue to take advantage of the great interest raised by the introduction of Google+ and have begun tricking Facebook users into giving them access to their …
Mitigating software vulnerabilities
Microsoft released a new whitepaper that describes how exploit mitigation technologies can help reduce or eliminate risk, prevent attacks and minimize operational disruption …
Practical steps to improve your corporate security posture
Sony, Lockheed Martin, Nintendo, Groupon – In fact we could go on and on. Financial services, government agencies, health care records – It doesn’t matter. …
Trend Micro expands SecureCloud
Trend Micro SecureCloud, the encryption service with policy-based key management, has been expanded with a new offering designed for cloud service providers, as well as …
Apache Tomcat security bypass vulnerability
A security issue and a vulnerability have been reported in Apache Tomcat, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or cause a …